The Pangos All-American Camp is in its 16th year, and it’s annually one of the hidden gems of the recruiting cycle. Every year about 120 of the best recruits in the country descend on the Los Angeles area to participate in a slew of great five-on-five games, giving scouts a chance to get an early look at some of the best players at the prep level.

It’s rare to get this many elite kids from various sponsored circuits in such an enclosed space, and this year the event was buoyed by the NBA’s decision to allow scouts to attend more sanctioned prep events.

This was the first newly sanctioned event to pop on the calendar — scouts indicated they expect more to come — with 16 representatives showing up to take in the talent. Given the uncommonly large number of events that occurred over what was arguably the busiest scouting weekend on the calendar...